The statement below is followed by four options. Each option is related to the item in the statement, but only one is always true. Select the option that always holds and makes the statement true.
"A seed always has ______."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → An embryo
The answer must hold for every seed, without exception. An option that is present in most cases but can be missing in even one case is not always true.
Option (1) Two cotyledons — seeds of maize, wheat and rice have only one cotyledon (monocots).
Option (2) An embryo — a seed carries the embryo, the baby plant, that grows into a new plant; this is what makes it a seed, so this is always true.
Option (3) Sweet pulp around it — pulp belongs to the fruit, not the seed; mustard and wheat seeds have no pulp.
Option (4) A white colour — seeds come in many colours, such as black mustard and red kidney beans.